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Odetta
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Odetta
Odetta
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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, you can take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Tell him I'm gone boys, tell him I'm gone
[Verse 2]
I don't want your cold iron shackles
I don't want your cold iron shackles
I don't want your cold iron shackles
Around my leg boy, around my leg
[Verse 3]
If he ask you, was I runnin?
If he ask you, was I runnin?
If he ask you, was I runnin?
Tell him I'm flyin' boys, tell him I'm flyin'
[Verse 4]
If he ask you, was I laughin'?
If he ask you, was I laughin'?
If he ask you, was I laughin'?
Tell him I'm cryin' boys, tell him I'm cryin'
[Verse 5]
I don't want your cornbread and molasses
I don't want your cornbread and molasses
I don't want your cornbread and molasses
It's my pride boys, it's my pride
[Verse 6]
Hey, you can take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Take this hammer, carry it to the captain
Tell him I'm gone boys, tell him I'm gone
Written by: Odetta

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